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Ottoman Empire 1320-1922
The Ottoman Empire was founded by Osman, who lived
from 1258 to 1324. The Arabic word for Osman is Uthman, hence
Ottoman.
Mehmed Vahideddin, aka
Mehmed VI, was the last Ottoman
ruler.
The end of the Ottoman Empire came in 1922, when the
Turkish
Republic was established.
As to his experience with regards to
ending an empire see also
Lvov Trivia.
Here are the Ottoman sultans:
And here are the maps
POSSESSIONS OF THE OTTOMAN TURKS
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1580 Europe
More under
Governments of Turkey.
See also
Timeline of Modern Turkey.
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